Hose-supporter.



v, W.- SGHLSS HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLIGAMON HLBD SEPT. 2a, 1910.

magma Fiemme@ May s, 1913.

here/i .EB retiltd-lila TVV. SCHLGSS, 0F NEVI' YGRK, N. Y.

HGSE-SUPPDRTER.

Application 'i'ed September 8-, i910.

certain new and useful Improvements inl-lose-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact. description.

This invention relates to hose supporters,

and particularly to knee-length-hose sup' porters, und has for` itsobject the provision of ein, of the usual elastic supporting .1 rap is facilitated and the device, as a whole, rendered-much neater in appearance and lighter in weight. Further, by reason of my improved construction, portions of this supporting strap may be made' much thinner; such thin portions being disposed at the points where any material. thickoccurs, it is mosu objectionable.

ln fact the principal object of the present .invention is to provide means for eecting this reduction in thickness, while preserving the 'trength of thc device a whole, and v.' nout injuring; and, indeed, actually improving the appearance there f. p

ln devices of this character as heretofore made, it. has been customary to provide a hose enga member or part with an elastic strap which is passed directly through a loop cr eye in the engaging member` and thereafter doubled bach upon itself; the free end of said strap carrying some form of clamp or buckle whereby the doubled portion may be made relatively longer o-r shorter to thereby correspondingly shorten or lengthen the effective over all length of the strap. The elastic straps have rubber woven thereinto, and are hence relatively fi e thici and not as tiexibie as might be desired.V 'The present invention overcomes this lack flexibility, and reduces the ob- -ectitmablc thickness of the device as a whole such doubled portion. L-.i-ier objects of my invention will be ter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings which :torni a part hereof: Figure l a front view of my preferred form of device; and l? 2 is a. partial longitudinal section taken therethrough on the median line of Fig. l

fing tothe drawings, l designates y the supporting strap in question'. which in this embodiment of my invent Specification of Letters Patent.

an improved construction whereby atl-- Eat-exited May 6, 1913. sensi no. 584,221.

consists of two sections, namely: a relatively thick and preferably elastic section 2, and a thin lleaible and inelastic section 3. rIhe lower extremity of the thick section is suitably secured to one end of the inelastic section, which section hence depends from the former. l prefer to secure the sections together by forming them integra-l, as by weaving, braiding or the like; the threads or a portion ofthe-same, in the heavy 'section being continued into the thin portion. The thin section is looped through an eye or metal loop of a suitable hose engaging member t, and is thence doubled upwardly and back upon itself; the upper or free end thereof being secured to an element of a clamping device 5.V This elementl preferably consists of a rearwardly disposed, metallic loop or eye 6 and the said extremity of the inelasticl section is looped through this metallic eye and is firmly secured thereto by stitching. The upper extremity of the elastic suitable supporting means, such for example, as a tab 7 of fabric, which tab is adapt- 'ed to be sewed fast to or otherwise secured to a corset or garment. The tab may, if desired, valso be formed integral with the elastic or thick section. Attention is particularly directed to the fact that any material thickness of the supporting device in the vicinity of the buckle or clamping member is especially objectionable. In the present garment supporter, however, there is' but one thickness of the heavy or elastic material; Vwhile the section of thestrap which is section is in turnfsecured to any i in engagement with the loop 6 of such buckle or clamp is made of thin, strong, and readily flexible material. Buckles or clamps of the type used in connection with supporting devices of this description are usually provided with talige; and whether so provided or not, the part of the material which comes directly in contact with the clamping elements must be of suflicient strength and, necessarily7 sufficient thickness to withstand thc disruptive and tearing strain to which such part is subjected when thc clamp is applied thereto. Further, as aforesaid,since it'is frequently desirable that such portion be elastic, considerable fabric must bc Woven around and over the strands of the said elastic to protect the same from the' tangs or other engaging means. On the contrary, the part of the supporting strap which is in engagement with the loop or eye G, does not MMR utilized this tact in developing the structure.

iii question; forming the inelastic portion of the thinnest 'possible material Which is adapted to properly withstand the simple f tension Which may be applied thereto; and

leaving but a single thickness of the heavy, relatively non-liexible, and, if desired, elastic material to be engaged by the clamp.

It will further be observed that by reason of the disposition of the thin, inelastic section in the manner above described, the double thickness directly adjacent vto the hose engaging member 4. is also reducedto a minimum, there being no heavy or elastic part at this point. I have therefore accomplished the twofold object of reducing the over all thickness of material immediately adjacent to the buckle or clamp and etA correspondingly reducing, even still further, the over all thickness'of material adjacent the hose engaging part.

I may add that it is preferable to make the tangs or the like biting or engaging parts of ythe clamping device of just suiiicient length to securely engage the thick section 2; while the section 3, being so much thinner cannot be operatively engaged by the biting or clamping elements, and so can never be injured thereby. The device islhence usable only in a proper manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is:

l. In a hose supporter, the combination of a supporting member having a loop With a supporting strap and a clamping device having a biting part, the said strap comprising two distinct sect-ions connected end to end, one of relatively strong, thick material and the other of said sections being of thin and more flexible material, the latter section normally extending through said loop and being bent therearound in looped engagement therewith, said thin, tleiiiblematerial being attached tothe clamping device independent oit the biting part of lsaid device, and the line of engagement between said thin, iicxible material and said loop bein@ displaceable longitudinali1 of said materia. in accordance with the position of said biting part upon said first section, said tirst'or thickened section being-oit a length to cofact with said biting part throughout the normal range of adjustment of the clamping device.

2. In a hose supporter, the combination of a supporting member having a loop With a supporting strap and a clamping device having a biting part, the said strap comprising two distinct sections connected end to end, one of relatively strong, thick, extensiu ble material and the other of said sections being ot' thin, inextensible and more flexible inateiia,l.tlie latter section normally extend ing through said loop and being bent therearound in looped engagement therewith, said thin, flexible material being attached to the clamping device independent of the biting part of said device, and the line oit engagement between said thin, flexible material and said loop being displaceable longitudinally of said material in accordance with the position of said biting part upon said extensible section, said extensible section being of a length to co-act vvith said biting part throughout the normal range of adjustment of the clamping device.

In Witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

MEYER WV. SCHLOSS. lWitnesses Wanne M. CHAriN,

WILLIAM C. Lane. 

